Isn't it weird how OUR concerns often are so far off target? My mom honestly seemed delighted at her new accommodations.

I just called to get an update ... she is sitting in the lobby chatting away. I think she felt so awkward and hyper-aware of her issues that she couldn't cope with holding conversations in her retirement community, for fear of others thinking there was something wrong ... and now, with people who are at the same level or below, she feels high-functioning and normal. So that is fantastic! It was almost impossible to get her to interact with people before, and she's doing it on her own now.